‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny’ Trailer Shows Wuxia at Its Best

When it was released internationally in 2000, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon showed the world the rich wuxia genre. In the years since, “Crouching Tiger” has been a go-to slang for wicked kung-fu. The upcoming sequel exclusive to Netflix and IMAX theaters, Sword of Destiny, lives up to that legacy as shown in the new trailer.

Directed by renowned choreographer Yuen Wo-ping (Kill Bill, The Matrix), the Netflix-exclusive sequel stars Michelle Yeoh reprising her role with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Ip Man star Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee sharing the spotlight.

It’s definitely Crouching Tiger. While action cinema has slowly gone back to a wire-less practice (like in Netflix’s other project, Marvel’s Daredevil), it’s great to see action movies embracing the implausible again. I kind of missed wire action.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny will be released February 26, 2016. Check out the poster below.